(FULL -Waitlist Instructions) Black Abolitionists & New Bedford's Underground Railroad
MHS Event
Please note this workshop is FULL. To be added to the waitlist, please email education@masshist.org.
Saturday, November 5, 2022
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Presented by the Massachusetts Historical Society in partnership with the New Bedford Whaling Museum and the New Bedford Historical Society
18 Johnnycake Hill
New Bedford, MA
Contact: education@masshist.org
This program is open to all who work with K-12 students. Teachers can earn 22.5 Professional Development Points or 1 graduate credit (for an additional fee).
Join colleagues from across the region for a one-day, in-person educator workshop exploring the historical impact of Black abolitionists in New Bedford, a whaling community that was a critical stop on the maritime Underground Railroad. In addition to prominent figures like Frederick Douglass, there were many Black women and men fighting for freedom in New Bedford such as Martha Bailey Briggs, Polly Johnson, and Jane Jackson. During this workshop we will explore this history and their impact. This workshop will feature a visit to the special exhibition Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad; curricular resources from Lighting the Way: Historic Women of the South Coast; and primary sources from the Massachusetts Historical Society, New Bedford Historical Society, and New Bedford Whaling Museum's archival collections. We will be joined by guest scholar Lee Blake, President of the New Bedford Historical Society.
